The BJJ Fanatics Podcast
Ryan Ford
Our mission with this podcast is to help YOU grow on the mats! We do this by presenting deep, insightful interviews every week with the best athletes, coaches and legends of BJJ and Grappling. Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge about technique, BJJ culture or the history of the art, every episode is loaded with advice and lessons from the best in the game. The host Ryan Ford conducts each interview in a casual setting, which makes it easy to see the human side of the stars of our sport and get to know their story while also learning more for your own development. New episodes are available every week, and we have over 500 episodes for you to enjoy as well, which is over 800 hours of entertainment and knowledge! We hope you enjoy it!
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Feb 5, 2024 • 1h 29min
BJJ Fanatics 606: Jozef Chen
Jozef Chen joins the show to explain the importance of training with intent, processing instructionals, and keeping a training journal. He also shares stories about getting jumped at a gym, his love for Crocs and fanny packs, karaoke songs, and the differences between Americanized Chinese food and authentic cuisine.
Jan 29, 2024 • 1h 12min
BJJ Fanatics 605: Owen Jones
Owen Jones, a highly competitive person, talks about processing losses, facing weaknesses honestly, patience in development, and his passion for video games. They also discuss the positive mindset, identifying weaknesses, and the ADCC trials experience. Jiu Jitsu strategy is compared to Call of Duty, and they talk about snakes in England and unusual music taste. Food preferences, superheroes, and a zombie apocalypse strategy are discussed. Improving guard passes and future goals are also mentioned.
Jan 22, 2024 • 1h 32min
BJJ Fanatics 604: Piter Frank
Piter Frank joins the show to talk about succeeding with limited resources, building an offensive game and flying submissions. He also shares a candid story about getting through homelessness and a suicide attempt just before becoming a world champion
Jan 15, 2024 • 1h 31min
BJJ Fanatics 603: Rani Yahya
ADCC legend and UFC fighter Rani Yahya joins the show to talk about how BJJ helped him overcome ADD, training with Rickson Gracie, the early days of ADCC, statistics in Jiu-Jitsu and why they are important to analyze and using BJJ in MMA
Jan 8, 2024 • 1h 42min
BJJ Fanatics 602: Javier Vazquez
Javi Vazquez joins the show to talk about surviving his recent battle with cancer, the power of understanding configurations, transitional wormholes, defending punches on the ground and the two controls in BJJ that change EVERYTHING.
Jan 1, 2024 • 1h 2min
BJJ Fanatics 601: Miko Hytonen
Miko Hytonen joins the show for a very candid conversation about how Jiu-Jitsu saved him from his troubled past to become one of the top BJJ influencers. He talks about leaving gang life, growing his IG page and how to land chokes from everywhere!
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Dec 25, 2023 • 3h 26min
BJJ Fanatics 600: Garry Tonon
Garry Tonon, expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, discusses the dangers of limiting techniques and the importance of understanding concepts and principles. He emphasizes taking responsibility for learning, shares his personal development strategies, and reflects on the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu. Tonon also recounts job experiences, a physical altercation in South Korea, and his goals in MMA.
Dec 18, 2023 • 1h 3min
BJJ Fanatics 599: Tarik Hopstock
Tarik Hopstock joins the show to explain how training as a juvenile in adult classes helped shape his game. He also talks about how he leads his students into the areas they need to improve upon and setting goals for technical development!
Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 22min
BJJ Fanatics 598: Owen Livesey
Owen Livesey joins the show to talk about how to fight on your feet more effectively. He explains that people often over-think things like hand fighting and he provides a simple way to think about winning the grip fight to score more take downs!
Dec 4, 2023 • 1h 14min
BJJ Fanatics 597: Dominique Bell
Dominique Bell joins the show to talk about going from the ARMY to fulltime Jiu-Jitsu athlete. He shares his thoughts on training, goal setting and injury prevention. He also talks with Ryan about knock-off cereal brands and his fear of roaches!
